Car seats and seat latches

My car has latches, but they are only on the outside seats. Not in the middle. I don't feel comfortable putting the car seat on the side seats. Not as a newborn anyway. My thinking is that it would be better to use the seatbelt thru the base and have her in the middle than to have her on one of the side seats just to use the latches.

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Using the latch is no safer than using the seat belt. People just think it's more convienent. As long as you can get a tight install, it is safe. Middle seat is also slighly safer than the outboard seats, so if you only have one child that's a good place for them. If you have multiple children the child that is least protected should be in the middle. (Meaning a forward facing or boostered child is less protected than a rear facing infant, and should be in the middle if possible.)

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